Happy Friday! Have this mildly disturbing montage of 80s ads, set to ‘I Ran’.
Still miss the 80s?
Adweek has you covered. We especially like the ones by Coca-Cola and the Mormon Church. From the article:
Grating jingles, DayGlo wardrobes, shrill child actors, cheesy dance montages. If you wanted annoying, you could find it in the TV-commercial breaks of the 1980s. But today, 21 years removed from that decade of regrettable advertising, a few spots from the era do manage to spark a glimmer of misty-eyed nostalgia. AdFreak sifted through the morass and picked 21 such relative bright spots—presented here for your enjoyment. No, these aren’t the best ads of the ’80s, so don’t expect Apple’s “1984” or Wendy’s “Where’s the beef?” We also bypassed enduring earworms like “My Buddy.” These are just ads that, for better or worse, made us smile in looking back at them—a glimpse of a simpler time when, occasionally, it wasn’t so bad when Knight Rider went to commercial.
Still want more? Here are some from Australia in the 80s, just as hilarious, just as retro, still classic. If you’re looking for bad Australian ads from the 80s for the luls though, we’ve also got you covered.